Sliding-door fastener.



.S. E. WILEY.

SLIDING DOOR PASTENER.

, APPLICATION FILED SEPT.13, 1912.

Patented Aug. '19, 1913.

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SLIDING-DOOR EASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Application filed September 13, 1912'. Serial No. 720,227.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL E. WVILEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee,have invented new and useful Improvements in Sliding-Door Fastoners, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to door fasteners, and more particularly to theclass of sliding door fasteners.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a latch of thischaracter wherein the same may be readily unlocked on the pulling uponthe operating lever therefor when in the act of sliding the door toopened or closed position, thereby avoiding the necessity of firstunlocking the door and the subsequent sliding of the same to open orclosed position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a latch which is ofthe emergency type so that the door on which the latch is mounted may bereadily freed and moved to open or closed position. The door when lockedin either open or closed position will be securely fastened.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a door latch inwhich the same may be readily manipulated without requiring separateoperation for the unlocking and moving of the door to open position.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a door latch ofthis character which is simple in construction, reliable and eflicientin its operation, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of part-s as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a doorframe and door with the latch mounted thereon constructed in accordancewith the invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal transverse sectional Viewthrough the frame and door directly above the latch. Fig. 3 is asectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 5 designates a portion of a doorframe and 6 a portion of a sliding door, the same being mounted forsliding movement at the inner side of the frame, the vertical stiles ofthe door frame 5 being provided with the usual keeper plates 7, wherebythe door 6 may be locked in opened or closed position by means of thelatch hereinafter more fully described.

Suitably fixed to the outer face of the door near one vertical edgethereof is a bracket 8 formed with an outwardly and upwardly bentbearing ear 9 between which and the outer face of the door is arrangedan L- shaped latch operating lever 10, the long arm of which is formedwith an outwardly and upwardly bent handle 11, while its short arm isformed with inwardly and outwardly bent lugs or lips 12 and 13 foroperating latch members presently described.

The lever 10 is connected to the bearing 9 by means of a pivot 14, thesame carrying swinging latch members 15 and 16 respectively, the latterbeing loosely connected at its inner end to the said pivot 14, while themember 15 is loosely connected intermediate its ends to the said pivot14, and lies beneath the lug or lip 12, while the member 16 is disposedabove and rests upon the lug or lip 13, so that when pulling upon thehandle 11 of the lever 10 in one direction the latch member 15 will beraised for disengagement with the keeper plates 7, thereby unlatchingthe door to permit it to he slid to open position. hen the door swingsto open position the latch member 16 will automatically engage thekeeper plate 7 at the other side of the door frame thereby locking thedoor open. Now on swinging the lever 10 in the other direction the latchmember 16 will disengage from the said keeper 7, thus permitting thedoor to be closed. The lever 10 shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is straddledby means of a guide cleat 24, the cleats being designed to limit theswinging movement of the levers and latch members.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it is thought that the construction and operationof the invention will be clearly understood, and therefore a moreextended GX-- planation has been omitted.

hat is claimed is A latch comprising a bracket adapted to be secured toa door and having an offset ear, duplex latching means and the other armduplex latching means pivotally mounted forming a handle. 10 upon theear, and a lever having two arms, In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature one at right angles to the other swingingly in presence of twoWitnesses.

connected to the pivot connecting the latch- SAMUEL E. WILEY.

ing means to the ear and one arm operative lVitnesses:

upon the same for alternately raising and V. W. DILLON,

lowering the latch extremities of the said D. XV. COUTRELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

